And why would we put ourselves in danger every hour?

我们又因何时刻冒险呢？

我们为什么要时刻冒险呢？

我们为什么要时刻冒险呢？

我们又何必时刻身临险境呢？

我们又为什么时刻冒险呢？

我们又为什么要时时刻刻面临危险呢？

我們又因何時刻冒險呢？

我們為甚麼要時刻冒險呢？

我們為甚麼要時刻冒險呢？

我們又何必時刻身臨險境呢？

我們又為甚麼時刻冒險呢？

我們呢、又為甚麼時時刻刻冒險呢？

我們又為什麼要時時刻刻面臨危險呢？

且我儕何為恆冒險哉、

我儕何為恆冒險哉、

我儕何為恆冒險乎、

且吾儕之臨危蹈難、不遑寧息、所為何事乎？

And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

Why are we in danger every hour?

And why should we ourselves risk our lives hour by hour?

Why are we in danger every hour?

Why are we also in danger every hour?

And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?

Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?

Why are we in danger every hour?

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

Why too are we in danger every hour?

Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?

We are known, but people treat us as if we were unknown. We are dying, but we continue to live. We are beaten, but we are not killed.

Brothers and sisters, I no longer preach that people must be circumcised. If I did, why am I still being opposed? If I preached that, then the cross wouldn’t upset anyone.

I face death every day. That’s the truth. And here is something you can be just as sure of. I take pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done for you through my work.

Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn’t come from us.We are pushed hard from all sides. But we are not beaten down. We are bewildered. But that doesn’t make us lose hope.Others make us suffer. But God does not desert us. We are knocked down. But we are not knocked out.We always carry around the death of Jesus in our bodies. In that way, the life of Jesus can be shown in our bodies.We who are alive are always in danger of death because we are serving Jesus. This happens so that his life can also be shown in our earthly bodies.Death is at work in us. But life is at work in you.

Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.Five times the Jews gave me 39 strokes with a whip.Three times I was beaten with sticks. Once they tried to kill me by throwing stones at me. Three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.I have had to keep on the move. I have been in danger from rivers. I have been in danger from robbers. I have been in danger from my fellow Jews and in danger from Gentiles. I have been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I have been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.I have worked very hard. Often I have gone without sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Often I have gone without food. I have been cold and naked.

It is written,“ Because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.”( Psalm 44:22)No! In all these things we are more than winners! We owe it all to Christ, who has loved us.I am absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God’s love. Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can separate us.Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can separate us. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.